WEBVTT A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT HOW IT WORK MAGGIE: THIS IS AWESOME. KRISTEN: MAGGIE JESPERSEN IS VISUALLY-IMPAIRED. THIS NEW VOTING SYSTEM WILL ALLOW HER AND OTHERS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS INDEPENDENTLY AND PRIVATEL MAGGIE: IT IS VERY DIRECT IN VERY SIMPLE TO USE. AND I AM NOT A TECHIE PERSON. KRISTEN: THE SYSTEM IS CALLED ONE FOR ALL. IT’S A TABLET-BASED PROGRAM THAT SPEAKS TO THE VOTER THROUGH HEADPHONES. NANCY: I READS THREE CONTESTS HILLARY’S CANDIDATE, SO THAT THE VOTER CAN VOTE INDEPENDENTLY. KRISTEN: VOTERS WILL USE THE ENTER BUTTON TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN EACH RACE. NANCY: ANYONE WHO IS BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED IS PRETTY MUCH ORIENTED TO A KEYBOARD. THE STAFF IS ABLE TO HELP WITH THEIR NOT COMFORTABLE. KRISTEN: THE ORGANIZATION FUTURE IN SIGHT IS HOSTING INFORMATION SESSIONS TO TEACH VOTERS HOW TO USE THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPCOMING PRIMARY AND ON ELECTION DAY. A LIST OF DATES AND TIMES CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE. NANCY: VOTING IS A RIGHT THAT WE ALL HAVE, AND THIS SYSTEM REAL ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE INDEPENDENT, DESPITE A VISIBILITY, SO THAT THEY CAN VOTE LIKE THE REST OF US. KRISTEN: WE ARE TOLD THE PROGRAM ISN’T JUST FOR THE VISUALLY-IMPAIRED -- ANYONE IS WELCOME TO USE IT. THERE WILL BE ONE TABLET AT EVERY POLLING LOCATION. MAGGIE: I AM VERY EXCITED AND HOPE

A new voting system to help the blind and visually impaired will be in place for the primary election next week.Voters got a chance to try out the new system Friday. It's intended to let blind and visually impaired voters cast their ballots independently and privately. "It's very direct and it's very simple to use, and I'm not a techy person," voter Maggie Jespersen said. The system is called One4All. It's a tablet-based program that speaks to the voter through headphones. "It auditorily moves through each contest, reading each candidate, so someone can vote independently," said Nancy Druke of Future In Sight, which is hosting information sessions on the technology. Voters use the enter button to cast a vote in each race. "Anyone who is blind or visually impaired is pretty much oriented to a keyboard," Druke said. "The staff there can help them find it if they are not comfortable or not sure where it is." A schedule of Future In Sight information sessions is available on the organization's website. "Voting is a right that we all have, and this system really allows people to be independent despite disabilities, so they can vote like the rest of us," Druke said. The program isn't just for the visually impaired, organizers said. Anyone is welcome to use it. There will be one tablet at every polling location. "I'm very excited and hope that this is just the beginning for it," Jespersen said.

CONCORD, N.H. —

A new voting system to help the blind and visually impaired will be in place for the primary election next week.

Voters got a chance to try out the new system Friday. It's intended to let blind and visually impaired voters cast their ballots independently and privately.

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"It's very direct and it's very simple to use, and I'm not a techy person," voter Maggie Jespersen said.

The system is called One4All. It's a tablet-based program that speaks to the voter through headphones.

"It auditorily moves through each contest, reading each candidate, so someone can vote independently," said Nancy Druke of Future In Sight, which is hosting information sessions on the technology.

Voters use the enter button to cast a vote in each race.

"Anyone who is blind or visually impaired is pretty much oriented to a keyboard," Druke said. "The staff there can help them find it if they are not comfortable or not sure where it is."